Removal of Pb(II), Cu(II) and Cd(II) from aqueous solution by some fungi and natural adsorbents in single and multiple metal systems

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2997-3000

  Shoaib, Amna ^a   Badar, Taskeen ^a   Aslam, Nabila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

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ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CICER ARIETINUM; CUNNINGHAMELLA ECHINULATA; FUNGI; MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 84877985524     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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